What is the population of Kagoshima?
Kagoshima has a city population of 595,049. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · Japan · Asia
Kagoshima
City population
595,049
#25
in Japan
#1
in Kagoshima
#942
worldwide
31.567, 130.550 · 962 km from Tokyo
About Kagoshima
Kagoshima is a city in Kagoshima, Japan with a population of 595,049. It is the 25th largest of the 1,216 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Japan, and the 942nd largest worldwide. It lies 962 km from Tokyo.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 29
Coordinates
31.567, 130.550
Record updated
15 August 2022
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 1,216 in JapanClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Kagoshima | 595K |
Kagoshima Population FAQ
Where is Kagoshima?
Kagoshima is in Kagoshima, Japan, 962 km from the capital, Tokyo. Its coordinates are 31.567, 130.550.
How big is Kagoshima compared with other cities in Japan?
It is the 25th largest of the 1,216 cities listed in Japan, holding 0.5% of the national population.